The original team ownership, Mark Garcea and Page Johnson (owners of the Hampton Roads Admirals franchise in the East Coast Hockey League), sought and gained admission to the American Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 2000–01 season with an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks. On May 26, 2004, the franchise was purchased by Ken Young after the original owners had put it up for sale. The team name pays homage to the area's long naval history.

History

On January 29, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they would be moving their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, to San Diego as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The next day, the Edmonton Oilers announced that their outgoing ECHL team, the Bakersfield Condors (who will be supplanted by a new Bakersfield Condors of the AHL), will move to Norfolk and take on the Admirals name and logo.

Admirals hockey in Norfolk actually began in the ECHL, where the Hampton Roads Admirals played from 1989 until 2000, when the ownership group purchased an AHL franchise license, changed the name to the Norfolk Admirals, and began play as an AHL expansion team starting with the 2000–01 season. The original ECHL Admirals' run was very successful, winning three titles – the Riley Cup in 1991 and 1992 and the Kelly Cup in 1998, an ECHL record which has since been tied by the Alaska Aces and the South Carolina Stingrays.

With an area of 2,074 square miles and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile. Forty per cent of the county's population live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).

History

Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried. A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the 1st century BC to the end of the 1st century AD. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in 47 AD, and again in 60 AD led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era in Norfolk roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming took place widely.

Norfolk station (Amtrak)

The Norfolk Amtrak station is located at 280 Park Avenue in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It is the terminus of a branch of the Northeast Regional service which begins in Boston. Service began on December 12, 2012. This station returned intercity passenger rail service to Norfolk proper for the first time since 1977 when the Mountaineer ended.

The $3.75 million brick and glass depot, financed by the city, opened on December 2, 2013. It was designed by architects and engineers with the Michael Baker Corporation and includes a soaring three story tower. Prior to the depot's completion, passengers only used the concrete platform.

The station is adjacent to the Harbor Park baseball stadium along the Elizabeth River on the eastern edge of downtown. The Tide light rail system has an adjacent station at Harbor Park, allowing for connections from Amtrak to the light rail service.

The original team ownership, Mark Garcea and Page Johnson (owners of the Hampton Roads Admirals franchise in the East Coast Hockey League), sought and gained admission to the American Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 2000–01 season with an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks. On May 26, 2004, the franchise was purchased by Ken Young after the original owners had put it up for sale. The team name pays homage to the area's long naval history.

Monarchs result The Manchester Monarchs (11-9-1-1) completed a three-game sweep of the NorfolkAdmirals (12-10-1-1), with a 4-3 victory. The Monarchs outscored the Admirals, 14-6, in the series. Manchester took 1-0 and 2-1 leads, but Norfolk responded both times and took a 3-2 lead 1.44 into the thi... ....

NORFOLK, Va. – The Manchester Monarchs scored the first five goals in a 5-1 defeat of the NorfolkAdmirals on Wednesday night at the NorfolkScope...Ward gathered the rebound and lifted a shot past Admirals goaltender Ty Reichenbach to make the score 1-0 ... The teams play again Friday night at 7 in Norfolk....

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When the Tampa Bay Lightning waived Cory Conacher last month, they boosted the winger’s confidence and rewarded his service to the organization ... “It’s a matter of me being patient ... He earned league MVP and rookie of the year honors thanks to a 39-goal, 80-point season in 2011-12, when he won the Calder Cup with the NorfolkAdmirals ... Story topics ... ....

“There’s no denying it was a tough time,” Dotchin said ... “In that month, I got with a guy, Mark Cinq-Mars, a strength coach for the NorfolkAdmirals right now,” Dotchin said. “And I put a lot of work in with him and a lot of extra time and got to skate with some of the Admirals guys, tried to keep myself ready to go when I got a chance with a team ... ....